TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 13-1017

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EMPLOYMENT

Agreement Between the

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and UGANDA

Effected by Exchange of Notes at

Kampala August 20 and 21, 2013 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent

evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof

or authentication thereof.”
 UGANDA

 Employment

 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes at 

 Kampala August 20 and 21, 2013; 

 Entered into force October 17, 2013.





ANCHORING this Agreement on the principle of reciprocity and spirit of

cooperation between nations espoused by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic

Relations of 18 April 1961;

HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

ARTICLE 1

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Agreement is to:

a) Provide the basis for permission for the employment of dependents of

members of diplomatic missions, including a diplomatic mission to an

international organization, assigned to official duty and accredited in the

respective countries;

b) Allow for the issuance of gratis work permits to the dependents of members

of diplomatic missions assigned to official duty in the respective countries;

and

c) Provide a platform for mutual cooperation and reciprocal arrangements

between the Parties herein on matters relating to the employment of

dependents of members of diplomatic missions assigned to official duty in

the respective countries.

ARTICLE 2

SCOPE

a) Dependents of members of diplomatic missions of the Government of the

Republic of Uganda in the United States and of the Government of the United

States of America in the Republic of Uganda are authorized to pursue

employment in the receiving state after obtaining the appropriate

authorization in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

b) For the purpose of this Agreement, "dependents" means: spouses, unmarried

dependent children under 21 years of age, unmarried dependent children

under 23 years of age who are in full-time attendance as students at a
postsecondary educational institution, and unmarried dependent children

who are physically or mentally disabled.

c) For the purpose of this Agreement, a "home-origin member of the service

staff' is a member of the service staff who is a national of the sending state.

ARTICLE 3

PROCEDURE

a) Employment authorization shall be accorded to a dependent on the basis of his

or her accreditation as a dependent of a member of a diplomatic mission.

b) To obtain employment authorization for a dependent of a member of a

diplomatic mission of the Government of the Republic of Uganda in the United

States, an official request shall be made by the Embassy of the Republic of

Uganda to the Office of Protocol in the Department of State. For a dependent of a

member of the Government of the Republic of Uganda's Mission to the United

Nations seeking employment authorization, an official request shall be made by

the Mission of the Republic of Uganda to the United Nations to the United States

Mission to the United Nations. Upon verification that the person is a dependent

of a member of a diplomatic mission of the Government of the Republic of

Uganda, and processing of the official request, the Government of the United

States of America shall inform the Ugandan Embassy or Mission to the United

Nations that the dependent is authorized to be employed.

c) To obtain employment authorization for a dependent of a member of a

diplomatic mission of the Government of the United States of America in Uganda,

an official request shall be made by the United States Embassy in Kampala to the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Upon verification that the person is a dependent of a

member of a diplomatic mission of the Government of the United States of

America, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall inform the United States Embassy

that the dependent is authorized to be employed.

d) The Parties shall not charge any fee in connection with the issuance of

employment authorization / work permit.
ARTICLE 4

CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES:

The Parties confirm that even if dependents enjoy immunity from civil and

administrative jurisdiction in the receiving state, in accordance with the Vienna

Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 Apri11961 or any other instrument

making the provisions of that Convention applicable, such dependents enjoy neither

civil nor administrative immunity in an action relating to any professional or

commercial activity, including employment authorized pursuant to this Agreement.

To the extent consistent with other international agreements, dependents are

responsible for payment of income and social security taxes on any remuneration

received as a result of employment in the receiving State.

ARTICLE 5

AMENDMENT

This Agreement may be amended by mutual written agreement of the Parties by an

exchange of notes between the Parties through the diplomatic channels.

ARTICLE 6

ENTRY INTO FORCE AND TERMINATION

a) This Agreement shall enter into force thirty (30) days after the date of the last

diplomatic note, in an exchange of written notes through diplomatic channels, by

each State informing the other that the necessary internal procedures required

for entry into force have been completed.

b) Upon entry into force, this Agreement shall supersede the Agreement between

the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the

Republic of Uganda Relating to the Employment of Dependents of Official

Government Employees, effected by Exchange of Notes at Kampala on the 8th of

October, 1998, and the 18th of June 1999.

c) This Agreement shall remain in force until ninety days after the date of written

notification from either Party to the other of its intention to terminate the

Agreement.
The foregoing proposals being acceptable to the Government of the Republic of

Uganda, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the singular honour to confirm that the

Embassy's Note and the Note in reply shall constitute an agreement between the

two Governments.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda wishes to congratulate the

Embassy of the United States of America on the successful conclusion of this

mutually binding Agreement.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda avails itself of this

opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States of America in Kampala the

assurances of its highest consideration.

Kampala: 21st August, 2013

Embassy of the United States of America

KAMPALA